En Mana Vaanil

<p>A poor mute man Ganesh and a rich deaf-mute girl Thilaka fall in love. Their love is supported by Ganesh’s family but is opposed with a vengeance by Thilaka’s family. At the same time, Thilaka is pursued by other suitors who are only after her money. Ganesh and Thilaka flee their hometown together, pursued by Thilaka’s uncle and suitor. What happens next is the crux of the Story. Soundtrack was composed by . The song “Enna Solli” is set in raga. called it “the most idiotic and lamebrain film made in recent times”; however the critic noted “The silver lining on the otherwise intolerable film is the melodious songs tuned by Illayaraja”. Malathi Rangarajan of wrote, “Too much of mental and physical trauma on screen could only leave the viewer weary and exasperated”. Visual Dasan of called it the age old story of lovers on the run but praised Ilaiyaraaja’s background score and Jayasurya’s acting. Malini Mannath of wrote “Just that the director has made his protagonists mutes, the girl being additionally deaf. So while one commends the director for his daring in making his lead players not utter a single word in the film, one cannot but notice that the rest is routine stuff”.</p>